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White Hall superintendent talks COVID incentives

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The White Hall School District is making an effort to get as many students and teachers vaccinated for COVID-19 as they possibly can, offering bonuses to teachers and a chance for students to win money. School Superintendent Doug Dorris said teachers will receive $200 if... Read More.

Emergency medical calls keep firefighters busy in July

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Emergency medical responses accounted for more than half the calls Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Response personnel answered in July, according to figures released by the department. The report showed firefighters answered 293 emergency medical calls or 51.13 percent of the 573 total calls for... Read More.
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School districts sue over mask mandate ban

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Little Rock’s schools and an east Arkansas school district where hundreds of staff and students are quarantining because of a COVID-19 outbreak sued the state Thursday over its ban on mask mandates . The lawsuit by the Little Rock and... Read More.

Sheridan PD seeks information on person of interest

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The Sheridan Police Department is seeking information on a person of interest in a crime committed at Ace Hardware in Sheridan. If you can help identify this person, please call the Sheridan Police Department at 870-942-4642.
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McGehee educators unhappy with state legislator

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Educators in McGehee have expressed disappointment with a member of the Arkansas Senate over his decision not to support a call to amend the state’s face mask mandate ban. According to the McGehee Dermott Times-News, Jeff Owyoung, president of the McGehee School Board, and District... Read More.

Grant County expands recycling program

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The Grant County Solid Waste Department announced it will expand recycling efforts in the county. According to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper, the county recently began accepting aluminum cans and glass, in addition to the paper and cardboard items they have always accepted, The newspaper reported that... Read More.
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Legislature continues debate on mask mandate ban

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The number of students and staff at an east Arkansas school district who have quarantined because of a coronavirus outbreak grew to more than 700 on Wednesday as lawmakers debated whether to allow schools to mandate masks. Marion Superintendent Glen... Read More.
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Governor plans to pardon Pine Bluff woman

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Governor Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday announced he will pardon nine people, one of them from Pine Bluff. That person, Barbara A. Small-Dorn, was convicted of two counts of second-degree forgery, a Class C Felony, in 1997 in Pulaski County and residential burglary and theft of... Read More.

Thompson talks about selling points to industry

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By Ray King With Stant shutting down and Evergreen Packaging announcing that it will close part of its production facility, the search is on for industries that can create jobs, particularly for those who are losing the ones they currently have. The Economic Development Alliance for... Read More.
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County revenue shows big increase

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By Ray King At the end of July, Jefferson County had more than $3-million in the County General Fund, almost double the amount that was in the fund a year ago. According to the Treasurer’s report, the fund contained $3,236,375.89 compared to $1,811,449.71 on July 31,... Read More.
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